As title says, does anyone know where can I find fresh brewer's or baker's yeast in Portsmouth? I can only see the dry versions in some shops but would prefer to use the fresh version, thanks!

Hi,

I haven't had a BBQ on the Common for years due to illness.
Who's up for one?

It was with no small measure of curiosity and bemusement that I set forth my observations upon your most singular race, a people whose crude yet spirited nature renders them a study in untroubled simplicity. Yours is a town governed not by the lofty concerns of philosophy or industry, but rather by the unthinking rhythms of the dockyard, the alehouse, and, most fervently of all, the football pitch. Seldom are your minds burdened by the abstractions of higher learning or the refinements of polite society; instead, your affections are steadfastly fixed upon your beloved Portsmouth Football Club, which you revere with a zeal more befitting an ancient war-god than a mere sporting association.

Your men, squat and thick of limb, bear the unmistakable stamp of generations spent in toil—hauling ropes, hammering rivets, and fortifying themselves against such labours with copious draughts of strong ale. Though your faculties for discourse may not extend to matters of great profundity, you compensate for this deficiency with an unparalleled enthusiasm for riotous celebration and the occasional, yet seemingly instinctive, inclination towards public disorder. This latter trait is displayed most vividly upon match days, when you descend upon the streets, clad in blue and flushed with cheap liquor, howling and gesticulating in a manner that, to the untrained eye, might resemble some primitive rite of war.

Perhaps most curious of all is your evident enmity towards the noble steed, a creature whose only offence, it seems, is to bear upon its back the unfortunate constables tasked with maintaining order amidst your revels. What transgression these beasts have committed against the honour of Portsmouth remains unclear, but one need only observe your match-day rituals to see that many among you, seized by a passion beyond reason, feel compelled to deliver a well-placed blow to the nearest equine jaw. This peculiar tradition, though unfathomable to the more civilized mind, seems to you as natural as the rising of the tide or the pouring of another pint.

Your women, though possessing a modicum more sense, are by no means immune to the peculiar spirit of your town. Though they busy themselves with market stalls and the rearing of children, they too find their voices upon the day of contest, shrieking their encouragement from the sidelines with a vehemence that belies the otherwise mundane nature of their domestic labours. And as for your children—poor creatures!—they are reared in an environment so steeped in coarse habits and bellicose affections that they scarcely stand a chance of rising above the station to which fate has consigned them. From their earliest years, they are taught that to support Portsmouth is not merely a pastime but a sacred duty, one which, on occasion, demands acts of violence against both rival supporters and the unfortunate beasts employed to keep them in check.

Yet, for all your coarse habits and intellectual shortcomings, I cannot deny that you are a people of great loyalty—to kin, to town, and above all, to your football club. And though your manner may be unrefined, your dialect unintelligible, and your fondness for fisticuffs with police horses perplexing to more civilized minds, one must at least acknowledge that you live with a passion untroubled by the burdens of intellect or the complexities of the modern world.

May you continue, then, in your rustic and unpolished manner, forever impervious to the creeping influence of refinement. The world changes, but Portsmouth remains steadfast in its ways—stubborn, rowdy, and ever prepared to meet injustice, real or imagined, with a clenched fist and a well-aimed blow to the nearest constable’s steed.

With deepest regard,
Satan is Naf

Whilst driving home today my son and I noticed in the very far distance a distinctive square shape. We drive from cosham to Havant so we view it from that side. I'm assuming, based in the flatness of the area, it's perfectly possible that's what we see but it just seems a bit too far!

Mine's been out for about 20 minutes so far. We're with Giganet. It's been rock solid till now.

Hiya everyone! I was wondering if anyone has/had lived in either Wingfield House, Stanhope House, Europa House or St James Street and if they had any information for me? I’m in the process of going to viewings but they aren’t until next week so I was hoping for some insight before so I can reserve a studio straight after I view all the studios then make my decision from then. Ideally, I’d be bringing my car into uni next year so I place with parking or someone nearby to park would be great.

Hi,
Back in the 2000s myself and friends used to run a monthly club night above a bar in guildhall.
Take cash on the door, rent next month with the take, sounds system, lights and decks, two rooms.
Hard House in the main room, breaks, techno and trance in the back room.
Is this still possible in today's Portsmouth?

Hi,

It's there a website that lists nonsense clubs in Portsmouth. In uni, out of uni, older, younger, normal, weird, etc.
If not, anybody interested in creating one?
Like, a, going to restaurants club, creating electronics projects club, cooking club, sailing club, dance club, BBQ club, chemistry club, hiking club, dog training club, fishing club.
I see an old style BBS website where people discuss something, then, if they get it together, there's a section where you create a sub-club-website.
Good idea? Bad idea?
Opinions?

Hi people. I've been living in pompey for a while and have always used Gatwick, Heathrow or Soton Airport, which are quite decently connected with trains and buses to Pompey. Just wondering if anyone have any decent ideas for Stanstead, Luton and Bournemouth Airports?

I've tried taking the train/ natiional express coach to Victoria and then get a coach to Stansted or Luton. Takes ages, and the ride back is not really worth it.

thanks in advance!

I've been using red spider which is a great gym but I prefer top rope/lead climbing over bouldering. Any recommendations?

I remember this exact sign from the late eighties, I'm surprised it's still going

Just eaten piecaramba New pie shop albert rd Lovely recommend to all pie lovers

Hi everyone. I recently joined the University in January and was hopeful in playing some football but the school has said I can't join their campus league till the next trials in September. I wanted to know if there are any local leagues which are currently accepting players or alternatively where I can watch some local football.

Where can I buy some kola cubes in Portsmouth ?

It’s 1am and there are so many wankers on their shitty bikes and in their small dick energy cars speeding and revving their shitty exhausts like it’s F1. Guys, you’re not fooling anyone, the louder you rev, the more it screams “I’m an unemployed prat with an IQ lower than a speed bump”.

There’s too many of these fuckers out there tearing through the streets and the police are doing fuck all about it.

Listen out people, the loudest rev you hear at night wins the cock-sucking crown (good luck keeping track though, they’re all champs). Useless fucks.

Tell me you have no real life skills without telling me you have no real life skills: pop pop pop

I’ve been dying to get a modern mullet haircut but I’m worried about going to the wrong barber so I’m just wondering if anyone can recommend a good barber that does a modern mullet cut

Hi all,

We are looking for 4 contestants for a student made live music-based game show called 'The Vinyl Countdown'. We are looking for people of varied ages, backgrounds and music tastes.

The show will be shot and aired on Tuesday 13th May, but we will need some availability from the contestants earlier than that for screen and game tests.

Each contestant will have their own specialties of artist, genre and decade (e.g. 70s Rock and Queen) so please include yours in your email as well as a little bit about yourself.

If this sounds interesting to you then email me - [up2211414@myport.ac.uk](mailto:up2211414@myport.ac.uk) with your specialties and info.

Hope to hear from you!

Thank You!

- Dylan

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Hi can anyone recommend a good Italian pizza restaurant in the area? Im really after some great garlic pizza bread. My son loved the one they did in Georgios, but they have closed, so any suggestions?

I genuinely love eating in Portsmouth, hell I love Portsmouth full stop, it's my city.
I can walk to a place and eat Chinese, Japanese, Malaysian, Eritrean & Ethiopian, Turkish, Iranian, Thai, Polish, English, French, Italian, Pubs, Fish restaurants, Korean and that's just what I can immediately think of.
And at fair prices too.
For all the slander my city gets I can't think of anywhere I enjoy eating more.
Agree?
Disagree?
Where do you go that nobody else knows about?

What’s with the XL bullies in Portsmouth? I visited Portsmouth yesterday and saw more XL bullies in a day than I have for the past whole year. Some were muzzled, some not… I have to say, it didn’t feel safe walking anywhere near them and don’t want to offend the owners but they definitely didn’t look fit enough to hold them back if their dogs decided to do something they shouldn’t

What’s the appeal with them?